Transportation advocates, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state officials will gather tomorrow, December 3, for the “Getting to Work:  Transportation and Jobs Access for the 21^st Century” event, hosted by the Capitol Region Council of Governments,Connecticut Association for Community Transportation, Transit for Connecticut, Connecticut Fund for the Environment, the Connecticut Construction Industries Association, Regional Plan Association, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

Robert Puentes, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program and director of the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, will kick off the event as the keynote speaker.  Panelists, presenters and guest speakers include Christof Speiler of the Reimagining Houston METRO project, Lyle Wray of Connecticut’s Capitol Region Council of Governments and several influential state, local and municipal leaders. The two panel discussions “The Importance of Transportation to Jobs Access” and “Attracting New Riders:  Using Technology to Get Around” will highlight opportunities and barriers surrounding the use of public transportation in the state.

Click here to view the full program for this free event.

“Getting To Work” – Forum on Transportation & Jobs Access in the 21st Century
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 9 a.m. to 12 noon (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Legislative Office Building, Room 2C, 300 Capital Ave, Hartford

It’s not too late to sign up to attend! To RSVP, call (860) 693-0368 or send an email to mary.cact@yahoo.com.